Where a forfeiture may have been technically justified, but the landlord had opposed relief unsuccessfully, costs might be ordered against the landlord. The normal practice was otherwise to require payment on the common fund or solicitor and client basis.
Citations:
[1964] 1 WLR 139
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Patel and Another v K and J Restaurants Ltd and Another CA 28-Oct-2010
The landlord appealed against refusal of forfeiture for breaches of the lease. A covenant provided against use for immoral purposes, and the sub-tenant had been found to be running a brothel. The tenant said that he had been concerned of an action . .
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Landlord and Tenant, Costs
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.425603